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New trains due next year to tackle overcrowding

New battery-electric trains are due to enter service next year in a bid to ease overcrowding on I...

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06.56 20 Oct 2026


New trains due next year to tackle overcrowding


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06.56 20 Oct 2026


New battery-electric trains are due to enter service next year in a bid to ease overcrowding on Irish rail services. Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation at the School of Engineering at Trinity College joined Anton Savage on the show to discuss if they will make a difference.


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